Safety Information - Motorola Tarpon Basic User's Manual

Safety Information

Important: Read this information before using your
wireless handheld phone.
Exposure to Radio Frequency
Signals
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio
transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends
out radio frequency (RF) signals.
In August 1996, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld
wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent with safety
standards previously set by both U.S. and international standards
bodies:
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95.
1-1992
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
(NCRP). Report 86
• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP) 1996
• Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic
evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. For example, over
120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities,
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